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Eye to the future
Oman has launched major projects to boost its oil and gas output and enhance its role as a key player in both the global and regional arena...
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PDO journey to success
1925• Two-year exploration licence granted to D’Arcy Exploration Company...
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Green gets priority
PDO is continually striving to reduce the environmental impact of its operations, so that future generations of Omanis can enjoy the Sultanate’s bounteous natural...
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Output boost
A senior official at the Omani Oil and Gas Ministry said that Oman is planning to boost its output of gas by 14 per cent to 72.9 million cubic metres per day (mcmpd), up...
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Committed to ecology
The Oman LNG plant is located at Sur on the East Coast of Oman. Sur is a fishermen’s town on the east coast of Oman...
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India seeks more LNG to meet demand
India has expressed its desire to get additional quantity of Omani LNG to meet its future energy requirements...
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Iran in export deal
Iran has signed a deal to export gas to nearby Oman that could open new export routes for the Islamic Republic well beyond the neighbouring Arab state...
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Gas to be imported
China Gas Holdings Ltd and Oman Oil Co have set up a joint venture to import gas into China from the Middle East, a source close to the deal said...
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Gas to be imported
China Gas Holdings Ltd and Oman Oil Co have set up a joint venture to import gas into China from the Middle East, a source close to the deal said...
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4m barrels of crude set for physical delivery
The expiry of the first Oman futures contract on the Dubai Mercantile Exchange (DME) will see four million barrels of Oman...
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Output drops 6.2 per cent
Oman’s crude oil and condensate production fell 6.2 per cent to 64.39 million barrels in the first quarter of 2007, the official news agency ONA reported...
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Setting quality standards in pipes
ARABIAN PIPES COMPANY (APC), a Saudi Joint Stock Company, is the largest manufacturer of medium range High Frequency Electric...
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ORC awarded
Oman Refinery Company (ORC) has bagged the ‘’Oman Awards for Excellence Environmental Award 2006’’ in recognition of its significant contribution to the protection of the...
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Chinese project opens
The aromatics complex project of Shangdao Lidong Chemicals Company, in which Oman Oil Company (OOC) holds 30 per cent stake, was inaugurated at Shangdao City in the...
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Major deals signed
Two major engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contracts for the Qarn Alam steam-injection project of Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) were signed at an...
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Date palm as fuel
The date palms that have provided nourishment to desert caravans across the centuries could soon be fuelling cars...
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Kogas to set up joint venture
Korea Gas Corp (Kogas) said it would set up a $10 million venture with Oman to jointly trade and store LNG...
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Field gets approval
Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) has received shareholder approval to advance with the full development of the Mabrouk field...
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Refinery may cost over $7bn
Oman’s oil minister said a proposed refinery and petrochemical complex on Oman’s south-east coast could cost more than $7 billion to develop...
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Firm awarded Salalah contract
Oman’s contractor Al Hassan Engineering has won a $40.9 million contract from South Korea’s GS Engineering & Construction to carry out general construction works at...
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Key EOR centre
Oman is set to become an important centre for developing economical and effective enhanced oil recovery (EOR), according to Royal Dutch Shell’s chief executive Jeroen van...